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CREATING TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS SILICONE GEL SOLUTIONS

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CREATING TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

SILICONE GEL SOLUTIONS

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Research, Improve, Research.We have been researching silicones since 1947. The development of novel silicones is linked to the WACKER name around the world. As an internationally active company, we produce silicones for almost every application and sector. This includes many well-known car, semiconductor and PV manufactures. Hence, we know the require-ments of these industries – including the worldwide cost pressure. We are continuously researching new solutions, so you can face this competition successfully.

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SILICONE GEL A SOFT MATERIAL FOR HARD DEMANDS

ELASTOSIL®, POWERSIL®, SEMICOSIL® and WACKER SilGel® are registered trademarks of Wacker Chemie AG.

With WACKER silicone gels, you can protect sensitive components against external influences. Silicone gels are water-repellent, have high electric strength and dampen mechanical vibrations excellently.

Silicone gels’ special feature is their ex-traordinary flexibility. In a silicone gel, the individual polymer molecules are inter-connected to form a loosely crosslinked network. In this way, the silicone chains are able to yield whenever they encoun-ter a hard surface.

Since silicone gels are so resilient, they can absorb thermomechanical stress bet-ter than any other materials. That’s why they are ideal for the encapsulation of material systems such as electronic as-semblies and solar cells. Thanks to their outstanding electrical properties, they prevent leakage currents and flashovers. Another interesting characteristic of sili-cone gels is their excellent temperature tolerance. Whether -50 °C or +200 °C – their physical and technical properties remain unchanged, even after several thousand hours in service. In short, most WACKER silicone gels are probably more durable than the devices or assemblies that they encapsulate.

We have set up technical centers across the globe to offer all manner of support for product selection, manufacturing and end-product specification. For more information, visit www.wacker.com

Global Production – Local Customer Support

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UNIQUE IN FLEXIBILITY AND PURITY

WACKER silicone gels permanently cushion thermomechanical stress. Their purity ensures durable electrical functionality and provides protection against corrosion. Exceptional in their Resilience Whether computer or solar module, modern industrial commodities consist of numerous materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs). For the materials to bond together per-manently, they require a substance with high elasticity, because thermomechani-cal stress should not be transferred to adjoining components. Silicone gels are ideal for this.

Another advantage of silicone gels is that, due to their chemical structure, they are extremely temperature-stable. Standard silicone gels remain flexible at temperatures ranging from -50 °C to +200 °C. Low-temperature silicone gels even retain their elas-ticity down to -100 °C (see Chart 1).

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Chart 1: WACKER SilGel® 612 and SEMICOSIL® 920 LT, Elastic Modulus vs. Temperature

Soft and deformable: silicone gels feature the lowest modulus of elasticity of all available mate-rials. This allows them to withstand mechanical pressure and thermal stress particularly well. The images illustrates the measurement of penetration depth. For very soft silicone gels, this is typically between 50 and 70 mm/10.

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High Chemical Purity GuaranteedBased on how they are produced, sili-cone gels from WACKER are highly pure. The low amount of ionic impurities also increases the operational reliability of your products. For example, WACKER SilGel® silicone gels, which are often used in the electrical industry. At a maximum of 10 ppm, they only contain traces of impurities such as metal ions or halides (see Chart 2).

SEMICOSIL® silicone gels are a lot purer still. They are already produced from purified raw materials. In addition, they undergo a regular, standardized quality test: the pressure cooker test. As depict-ed in Chart 2, we thus achieve typical ion contents of less than 2 ppm.

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Iodide I-■ SEMICOSIL® 911■ WACKER SilGel® 612

Potassium K+■ SEMICOSIL® 911■ WACKER SilGel® 612

Bromide Br-■ SEMICOSIL® 911■ WACKER SilGel® 612

Sodium Na+■ SEMICOSIL® 911■ WACKER SilGel® 612

Chloride CI-■ SEMICOSIL® 911■ WACKER SilGel® 612

Chart 2: Ion Content of SEMICOSIL® 911, Specified Data vs. WACKER SilGel® 612, Typical Data

WACKER silicone gels open up a new dimension of chemical purity for the encapsulation of semi-conductors. This makes for high operational safety.

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OUTSTANDING ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES AND HEAT STABILITY

High electrical strength: in the transmission and distribution industry, silicone gels can be used to encapsulate cable accessories, for example.

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Ever more powerful devices are raising the demands on dielectric strength, insulation resistance and tracking resistance. With silicone gels from WACKER, you can stay on the growth path.

Outstanding Electrical ParametersWith a silicone gel from WACKER, you have a material with outstanding electrical parameters. The reason for this is silicone gels’ high chemical purity and very low water uptake. In addition, silicones are exceptionally aging resistant due to their chemical structure. As a result, they maintain their specific electrical proper-ties for a long time.

Resistant to Heat and ColdFaster, higher, hotter – miniaturization and growing functionality increase the heat that electric and electronic assem-blies give off. At the same time, the products must function flawlessly under extremely cold conditions, too.

WACKER’s standard silicone gels retain their favorable electrical and mechanical properties over a temperature range of -50 °C to +180 °C – even after several thousand operating hours. Strong radia-tion, ozone gas and high atmospheric humidity also only alter the silicone gels’ properties very slightly. Furthermore, there are specialty silicone gels with low-temperature flexibility and high-temperature stability for extreme environments.

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Chart 3: WACKER SilGel® 612, Dielectric Constant

■ WACKER SilGel® 612 ■ ELASTOSIL® RT 745 “S” ■ ELASTOSIL® RT 745■ SEMICOSIL® 915 HT ■ SEMICOSIL® 920 LT

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Protection against vibrations and corrosion: the amount of electronic components in cars is con-stantly increasing. Encapsulation makes control systems resistant to everything that impacts on vehicles: vibrations, temperature fluctuations and moisture. Image: encapsulation of an automotive electronic controller with WACKER SilGel® 612.

STANDARD SILICONE GELS –EVEN THE STANDARD GRADES ARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY

WACKER’s Standard Silicone Gels – Product DetailsSilicone Product Type Characteristics Viscosity of Mix

[mPa.s]Hardness Penetration[mm/10]

Pot Life[min]

Curing Time Volume Resistivity[Ohm.cm]

Dielectric Strength[kV/mm]

WACKER SilGel® 612 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, clear, low bleed, general purpose

Low viscosity 1,000 70 150 8 h / 25 °C15 min / 100 °C

1015 > 23

WACKER SilGel® 612 EH 2-part, 1:1 mix, short pot life

Soft, fast cure, low bleed, inhibition robust

Low viscosity 1,000 35 30 90 min / 25 °C10 min / 70 °C

> 1014 > 23

WACKER SilGel® 613 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Very soft, clear, general purpose

Very low viscosity 180 70 Please refer to page 14, modular system

1015 > 23

WACKER SilGel® 616 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, clear blue, best self-healing

Very low viscosity 250 70 120 8 h / 25 °C15 min / 100°C

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SEMICOSIL® 911 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, low bleed, ion cont. spec

Thixotropic 8,000 60 70 6 h / 25 °C5 min / 100°C

1015 > 30

SEMICOSIL® 912 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Very soft, clear, low bleed

Low viscosity 1,000 70 Please refer to page 14,modular system

1015 > 30

SEMICOSIL® 914 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Very soft, clear, low bleed

Thixotropic 42,000 70 Please refer to page 14,modular system

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SEMICOSIL® 917 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Soft, UV tracer, low bleed

Thixotropic 11,000 55 Please refer to page 14,modular system

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WACKER’s standard silicone gels have high inherent tack and self-healing properties. They dampen mechanical and thermal stress in an exemplary manner.

Excellent Inherent TackWACKER silicone gels really display their strength when it comes to difficult-to-bond surfaces. Thanks to their good inherent tack, they form firm and durable bonds to virtually all standard materials.

Self-Healing EffectThanks to their good self-healing proper-ties, you can touch up and repair WACKER silicone gels without pretreatment by applying more of the liquid silicone gel to the already cured gel surface.

Silicone Gels for Diverse ApplicationsWACKER’s standard silicone gels differ in viscosity, processing and curing speeds, transparency and color. As shown in the table, the products are available as two-part systems in a mixing ratio of either 1:1 or 10:1. The 10:1 mixtures are so-called modular systems. Find out how you can use these to enhance your pro-cess control on page 14.

WACKER’s Standard Silicone Gels – Product DetailsSilicone Product Type Characteristics Viscosity of Mix

[mPa.s]Hardness Penetration[mm/10]

Pot Life[min]

Curing Time Volume Resistivity[Ohm.cm]

Dielectric Strength[kV/mm]

WACKER SilGel® 612 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, clear, low bleed, general purpose

Low viscosity 1,000 70 150 8 h / 25 °C15 min / 100 °C

1015 > 23

WACKER SilGel® 612 EH 2-part, 1:1 mix, short pot life

Soft, fast cure, low bleed, inhibition robust

Low viscosity 1,000 35 30 90 min / 25 °C10 min / 70 °C

> 1014 > 23

WACKER SilGel® 613 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Very soft, clear, general purpose

Very low viscosity 180 70 Please refer to page 14, modular system

1015 > 23

WACKER SilGel® 616 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, clear blue, best self-healing

Very low viscosity 250 70 120 8 h / 25 °C15 min / 100°C

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SEMICOSIL® 911 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, low bleed, ion cont. spec

Thixotropic 8,000 60 70 6 h / 25 °C5 min / 100°C

1015 > 30

SEMICOSIL® 912 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Very soft, clear, low bleed

Low viscosity 1,000 70 Please refer to page 14,modular system

1015 > 30

SEMICOSIL® 914 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Very soft, clear, low bleed

Thixotropic 42,000 70 Please refer to page 14,modular system

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SEMICOSIL® 917 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Soft, UV tracer, low bleed

Thixotropic 11,000 55 Please refer to page 14,modular system

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• Addition-curing systems• Elastic modulus approx. 5 – 50 kPa• Penetration approx. 50 –70 mm/10• Specific density: 0.97 – 0.99 g/cm3

• Dielectric constant: approx. 2.8 at 1 kHz• Typical service temperature range: -50 °C to +180 °C• Thermal conductivity: 0.2 W/mK• Linear thermal expansion coefficient: approx. 3 x 10-4 m/mK

Key Features of WACKER’s Standard Silicone Gels

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SPECIALTY SILICONE GELS –OPTIMIZED FOR EXTREME DEMANDS

Our standard silicone gels already combine a large number of excellent properties. For our specialty silicone gels, we have additionally enhanced individual parameters, such as tem-perature resistance.

Designed for Fast Processing Low-viscosity WACKER SilGel® 619 is easy to apply and flows quickly. Due to its very high reactivity, it cures rapidly. This makes for extremely quick in-line application with large quantities per unit time.

Optimized for Energy TransmissionPOWERSIL® silicone gels feature opti-mized and separately monitored electrical parameters such as dielectric strength and tracking resistance. Their application field is insulators for the transmission and distribution industry that are exposed to weathering for decades.

Ready for Extreme Temperatures Whether desert or polar circle: at WACKER, you can find silicone gels that retain their properties even at extreme temperatures. For example, low-temperature-flexible SEMICOSIL® 900 LT and SEMICOSIL®

920 LT and high-temperature-resistant SEMICOSIL® 915 HT. After all, vehicles must still function in Alaska at -60 °C, just like power modules must still func-tion at +200 °C service temperature.

Resistant to Aggressive MediaFor automotive and aircraft engineering, we have developed silicones that retain their favorable properties even when in contact with fuels or acidic exhaust gases. In the product table, you can find this special fluoro-silicone gel under the tradename SEMICOSIL® 928 F.

WACKER’s Specialty Silicone Gels – Product DetailsSilicone Product Type Characteristics Viscosity of Mix

[mPa.s]Hardness Penetration[mm/10]

Pot Life[min]

Curing Time Volume Resistivity[Ohm.cm]

Dielectric Strength[kV/mm]

WACKER SilGel® 619 2-part, 1:1 mix, very short pot life

Very soft, clear yellowish, good flow properties, fast curing at 25 °C

Very low viscosity 200 60 5 3 h / 25 °C15 min / 100 °C

1015 > 23

POWERSIL® Gel 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, clear blue, gel dedicated to power transmission

Low viscosity 1,000 70 120 24 h / 25 °C15 min / 100 °C

> 1014 > 23

POWERSIL® Gel C670 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Very soft, whitish, density 0.7 g / cm3, compressible

Medium viscosity 4,000 50 140 8 h / 25 °C15 min / 100 °C

1015 18

SEMICOSIL® 900 LT 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, translucent, low-temp.-flexible, thixotropic, ion cont. spec

Thixotropic 13,000 70 120 12 h / 25 °C10 min / 120 °C

1015 > 23

SEMICOSIL® 920 LT 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, clear yellowish, low-temp.-flexible, ion cont. spec

Very low viscosity 420 70 600 30 min / 110 °C10 min / 150 °C

1015 > 23

SEMICOSIL® 915 HT 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Shore 00 hardness, clear yellowishhigh-temp.-resistant up to 210 °C

Low viscosity 1,000 15 Shore 00 Please refer to page 14,modular system

> 1014 > 23

SEMICOSIL® 928F 1-part, heat curing

Very soft, beige, fluoro silicone, media resistant

Thixotropic 6,000 60 – 4 h / 100 °C30 min / 150 °C

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SEMICOSIL® 9242 1-part *, heat curing

Soft, low bleed, low volatilityUV tracer, ion cont. spec

Thixotropic 20,000 50 – 40 min / 130 °C10 min / 150 °C

1015 > 23

* For SEMICOSIL® 9242, metering and mixing are obsolete due to the one-part formulation. The material can be used directly from the container it is supplied in. Curing is typically either thermally induced in a circulating air oven or in-line in a heating tunnel. Visual and optoelectronic monitoring of the correct application of the silicone can be carried out very neatly in-line via the existing UV tracer.

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WACKER’s Specialty Silicone Gels – Product DetailsSilicone Product Type Characteristics Viscosity of Mix

[mPa.s]Hardness Penetration[mm/10]

Pot Life[min]

Curing Time Volume Resistivity[Ohm.cm]

Dielectric Strength[kV/mm]

WACKER SilGel® 619 2-part, 1:1 mix, very short pot life

Very soft, clear yellowish, good flow properties, fast curing at 25 °C

Very low viscosity 200 60 5 3 h / 25 °C15 min / 100 °C

1015 > 23

POWERSIL® Gel 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, clear blue, gel dedicated to power transmission

Low viscosity 1,000 70 120 24 h / 25 °C15 min / 100 °C

> 1014 > 23

POWERSIL® Gel C670 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Very soft, whitish, density 0.7 g / cm3, compressible

Medium viscosity 4,000 50 140 8 h / 25 °C15 min / 100 °C

1015 18

SEMICOSIL® 900 LT 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, translucent, low-temp.-flexible, thixotropic, ion cont. spec

Thixotropic 13,000 70 120 12 h / 25 °C10 min / 120 °C

1015 > 23

SEMICOSIL® 920 LT 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life

Very soft, clear yellowish, low-temp.-flexible, ion cont. spec

Very low viscosity 420 70 600 30 min / 110 °C10 min / 150 °C

1015 > 23

SEMICOSIL® 915 HT 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Shore 00 hardness, clear yellowishhigh-temp.-resistant up to 210 °C

Low viscosity 1,000 15 Shore 00 Please refer to page 14,modular system

> 1014 > 23

SEMICOSIL® 928F 1-part, heat curing

Very soft, beige, fluoro silicone, media resistant

Thixotropic 6,000 60 – 4 h / 100 °C30 min / 150 °C

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SEMICOSIL® 9242 1-part *, heat curing

Soft, low bleed, low volatilityUV tracer, ion cont. spec

Thixotropic 20,000 50 – 40 min / 130 °C10 min / 150 °C

1015 > 23

Flexibility at work: WACKER’s low-temperature-flexible silicone gels remain soft even at -60 °C.

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TOUGH SILICONE GELS –WHEN ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL STABILITY IS REQUIRED

Typical silicone gels cure to form soft products. However, some applications require enhanced mechanical protec-tion. For this, we offer you so-called tough silicone gels with increased hardness.

Soft silicone gels typically have a modu-lus of elasticity of 5 to 10 kPa. This is too low for applications such as the potting of solar junction boxes. For this purpose, we have developed silicone gels with increased hardness (see table). The mea-surement parameter is no longer material penetration, but Shore 00 hardness.

WACKER’s Tough Silicone Gels – Product Details

Silicone Product Type Characteristics Viscosity of Mix[mPa.s]

Hardness Pot Life[min]

Curing Time Volume Resistivity[Ohm.cm]

Dielectric Strength[kV/mm]

ELASTOSIL® RT 604 2-part, 9:1 mix, long pot life High hardness, clear Low viscosity 1,000 25 Shore A 90 24 h / 25 °C8 min / 100 °C

> 1014 > 30

ELASTOSIL® RT 745“S” 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life Low hardness, translucent yellowish, primerless bonding, inhibition robust

Low viscosity 1,000 35 Shore 00 240 60 min / 80 °C10 min / 120 °C

> 1014 > 30

ELASTOSIL® RT 745 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life Medium hardness, translucent yellowish, primerless bonding, inhibition robust

Low viscosity 1,000 10 Shore A 240 60 min / 80 °C10 min / 120 °C

> 1014 > 30

SEMICOSIL® 915 HT 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Shore 00 hardness, clear yellowish,longterm heat resistance up to 210 °C

Low viscosity 1,000 15 Shore 00 Please refer to page 14, modular system

> 1014 > 23

SEMICOSIL® 949 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Low hardness, transparent, primerless bonding, UV tracer

Very low viscosity 180 35 Shore 00 Please refer to page 14, modular system

> 1014 > 23

Most WACKER silicone gels build up chemical bonds to the materials they are in contact with. Thermal curing is favorable for particularly fast and sufficient bond development.

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WACKER’s Tough Silicone Gels – Product Details

Silicone Product Type Characteristics Viscosity of Mix[mPa.s]

Hardness Pot Life[min]

Curing Time Volume Resistivity[Ohm.cm]

Dielectric Strength[kV/mm]

ELASTOSIL® RT 604 2-part, 9:1 mix, long pot life High hardness, clear Low viscosity 1,000 25 Shore A 90 24 h / 25 °C8 min / 100 °C

> 1014 > 30

ELASTOSIL® RT 745“S” 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life Low hardness, translucent yellowish, primerless bonding, inhibition robust

Low viscosity 1,000 35 Shore 00 240 60 min / 80 °C10 min / 120 °C

> 1014 > 30

ELASTOSIL® RT 745 2-part, 1:1 mix, long pot life Medium hardness, translucent yellowish, primerless bonding, inhibition robust

Low viscosity 1,000 10 Shore A 240 60 min / 80 °C10 min / 120 °C

> 1014 > 30

SEMICOSIL® 915 HT 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Shore 00 hardness, clear yellowish,longterm heat resistance up to 210 °C

Low viscosity 1,000 15 Shore 00 Please refer to page 14, modular system

> 1014 > 23

SEMICOSIL® 949 2-part, 10:1 mix, heat or UV curing

Low hardness, transparent, primerless bonding, UV tracer

Very low viscosity 180 35 Shore 00 Please refer to page 14, modular system

> 1014 > 23

Potting of photovoltaic junction box with one of WACKER’s tough silicone gels.

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MORE FLEXIBILITY THANKS TOWACKER’S MODULAR SYSTEM

You will only experience this much flexibility at WACKER. Thanks to our modular system, you can decide how you want to cure your silicone gels, whether thermally or by UV light.

Process Parameters of Silicone Module ComponentsSilicone Product Pot Life [min]

10:1 with ELASTOSIL® CATCuring Time [min]10:1 with ELASTOSIL® CAT

CAT PT[min] 25 °C

CAT PT-F[min] 25 °C

CAT UV[h] 25 °C

CAT PT[min] 100 °C

CAT PT-F[min] 100 °C

CAT UV[min] 25 °C

WACKER SilGel® 613 120 5 > 72 10 2 < 2 minSEMICOSIL® 912 120 5 > 72 15 5 < 2 minSEMICOSIL® 914 120 5 > 72 15 5 < 2 minSEMICOSIL® 915 HT 180 15 > 72 30 10 < 3 minSEMICOSIL® 917 120 5 > 72 10 2 < 2 minSEMICOSIL® 949 120 – > 72 15 – < 2 min

Power semiconductors are being manu-factured in ever higher quantities. To reduce cycle times, encapsulants that cure rapidly are in demand. Our modular system offers you unique flexibility. Depend- ing on the catalyst of choice, you can specify the curing time yourself. For example, a gel time of about 3 hours is achieved with a platinum catalyst at 20 °C

ELASTOSIL® CAT PT will let you achieve longer pot lives with moderately fast curing. The significantly more reactive ELASTOSIL® CAT PT-F will allow you to realize shorter cycle times. You can achieve very fast curing with the UV-activated ELASTOSIL® CAT UV, while very long potlives are possible at the same time.

and of approx. 20 minutes in an oven at 120 °C; the gel time is less than 3 min-utes at room temperature in the presence of UV radiation and a UV catalyst. The product’s end properties remain con-stant, independent of the curing process.

Quality control of UV-curing silicone gels by means of UV rheometry.

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WACKER is one of the world’s leading and most research-intensive chemical companies, with total sales of €5.3 billion. Products range from silicones, binders and polymer additives for diverse industrial sectors to bioengineered pharmaceutical actives and hyperpure silicon for semi-conductor and solar applications. As a technology leader focusing on sustainability, WACKER promotes products and ideas that offer a high value-added potential to ensure that current and future generations enjoy a better quality of life based on energy efficiency and protection of the climate and environment.

EXPERTISE AND SERVICENETWORK ON FIVE CONTINENTS

Spanning the globe with 5 business divisions, we offer our customers highly- specialized products and comprehensive service via 25 production sites, 22 technical competence centers, 12 WACKER ACADEMY training centers and 50 sales offices in Europe, North and South America, and Asia – including a presence in China.With a workforce of some 17,000, we see ourselves as a reliable innovation partner that develops trailblazing solutions for, and in collaboration with, our customers. We also help them boost their own success. Our technical centers employ local specialists who assist customers world-

wide in the development of products tailored to regional demands, supporting them during every stage of their complex production processes, if required. WACKER e-solutions are online services provided via our customer portal and as integrated process solutions. Our custom-ers and business partners thus benefit from comprehensive information and reliable service to enable projects and orders to be handled fast, reliably and highly efficiently. Visit us anywhere, anytime around the world at: www.wacker.com

All figures are based on fiscal 2015.

• Sales offices and production sites, plus 22 technical centers, ensure you a local presence worldwide.

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